SCRM and E2.0 Evolve Into An Uber Category Of Social Business In 2011 « A Software Insider’s Point of View

Great Posting on Social Business in 2011:

SCRM and E2.0 Evolve Into An Uber Category Of Social Business In 2011

… Leaders seeking to understand social business can succeed by following these five simple rules for social business (see Figure 1.):

Figure 1. Five Simple Rules For Social Business

1.  Trust is the new social currency. Trust drives influence, engagement, and relationships.  People and organizations must earn trust through their actions across their relationships.  Trust can be expended to gain influence, create engagement, and foster relationships.  Trust can be taken away through lack of credibility, bad behaviour, and dishonesty.
2. Social is a cultural shift. Social is not a fad.  The growing preference for engagement through social channels drives new relationship models.  Social has moved beyond the tipping point.  How social evolves and permeates our lives is the question.  Expect a smaller but strident anti-social movement to counter this current trend.  Social is here to stay and is one of the five forces of consumer tech entering the enterprise.
3. Building community is the goal. People and organizations seek a sense of belonging.  Communities form around personal ecosystems that transcend geographies, time, and individual status.  Communities provide the force multipliers to amplify messages through advocates and detractors.  Communities require curation and nurturing for success.  Once you have a community, organizations and individuals must earn trust to create social currency.
4. P2P is today’s reality. B2B and B2C are dead.  Social business is conducted through Peer-to-peer (P2P) relationships.  Attempts to stove pipe individuals into forced-fit, artificial market segmentations, fail because each individual brings multiple roles to the community.  Each role brings a new perspective and a set of expectations in customer experience.
5. Social business is just good business. While the moniker social will eventually go away, business has always been social.  Breakthroughs in technology and cultural adoption drive the social business phenomenon.  However, business can not be conducted without relationships.  Social business will be omniscient.

The Bottom Line -Embrace Social In 2011 Or Be Left Behind

Great summary. And a good summary on the benfits of Social Business:

Faster product time to market and customer adoption

Reduced marketing spend and increased marketing engagement

Reduced incident to resolution times that lead to greater customer retention

Greater market influence and brand awareness

Improved collaboration across departments and improved knowledge bases

Growth in the top line and savings in the bottom line

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